US Thanksgiving weekend shoppers cross 200 million for the first time – report

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers look at clothes during Black Friday deals at Macy’s department store at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City

(Reuters) – More than 200 million U.S. customers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to data from the National Trade Federation (NRF), surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million.

Consumers spent an average of $321.41 on holiday-related purchases, lower than the $325.44 spent last year, the report said on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum; Editing by Devika Syamnath)

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